Volunteering Mugs

"Remember, we can only afford to do all this pro bono because of how much anti bono pays."

'Volunteer?! I thought you said come over and bring the beer!'

'We can offer Volunteers a range of experiences including exhaustion, emotional overload, lack of support and stark terror.'

'DO you remember when volunteering was just about trying to help people?'

'Well I could help with 'A bit of filing and general help around the office' or you MIGHT like to benefit from my 25 years experience in software development and capital infrastructure investment experience.'

'Somebody should do something!'

We can offer volunteers a range of experiences including exhaustion,emotional overload,lack of support and stark terror.

No Soliciting. Especially if it's for a good cause.

'I'm sorry, this is the line for people who volunteered to help their community. You're looking for the eternal damnation department.'

Volunteers.

Self-sacrifice to aid others

"'Have it all, Be an executive, community volunteer, a devoted wife and mother,' Good article, you should read this,"

"Apart from helping the community, making new friends, enjoying your experiences, supporting people in need, developing new skills, building a better community and having fun I can't see the point in volunteering!"

Big Society in hospitals

'Voluntary work,,, I wouldn't do it if you paid me'

'While they're still enthusiastic do you think we could get them to take on climate change and the war on drugs as well?'

'Whether we find my contact lens or not, I want to thank you all anyway, for becoming involved.'

Every Volunteer is Importan...

'Put a tick under 'very toxic'.' (New Orleans Toxic Clean-Up Team).

Santa Claus donates blood.

"Worst case of 'compassion fatigue' I've seen."

No matter your skills, there's something you can volunteer to do.

'We need immigrants to do volunteer work like removing graffiti.'

'So then I thought, what's the idea job for a gentleman with my years of experience, wisdom and a desire to help others.'

'They're extinct now but when I was young you'd find these everywhere...let's go to the next gallery they've got a 'bobby on the bear' and a 'postman' there.'

Charities knocking on doors.

'The deficit is at an all-time high, and you want to do VOLUNTEER work?'

Hungry / A bit peckish.

"But dear, I have to attend all the school meetings. Otherwise I get volunteered for committees."

Ignore the problem $5

'We want communities to 'own' the big societies...we want you to feel it belongs to you...'

"I much prefer random acts of kindness to the habitual ones."

Education Fundraiser

"And this dance represents our latest volunteer recruitment drive..." "I never thought I'd miss Powerpoint."

Homeless woman living in a box